It’s time to move on from the frustrating game against Alabama. The Badgers need some hope that there are six wins on their schedule, and the next team up is against Billy Edwards Jr.’s old team, Maryland. The betting line opened at 6.5 with Wisconsin as the favorite.
This is the hope that Wisconsin fans need after a moment of feeling the season was already over. The Alabama game was frustrating to say the least, and there was a collective feeling in Badger Nation that the team hasn’t gotten better this year, which only the Big Ten season will actually showcase.
Wisconsin starts the week as the favorites over Maryland
The line to start at -6.5 (FanDuel) is essentially Vegas’ way of saying the two teams are pretty even, but because it’s in Madison, the Badgers get the advantage. The home-field advantage will matter, and hopefully reset whatever hopes there are for this season.
The over/under is 43.5, which is actually pretty said considering the spread is only 6.5. Vegas doesn’t have much hope in either of these offenses to score a bunch of points. The final score prediction is somewhere around Wisconsin 25 to Maryland 18. This is technically the under as the point total ends at 43…